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The Jubilee Singers, Original Company, 1871-1882
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File Name
shades_tsla_0019.tif
Creator
Allen
and
Rowell
Title
The
Jubilee
Singers
,
Original
Company
,
1871-1882
Alternate Title
The Jubilee Singers, Original Company from Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., ; 1871-1882, Eleventh Season.
Date
1882
Genre
Photographs
Description
Eleven
elegantly
dressed
students
(7
women
and
4
men)
surround
an
organ
with
two
of the
women
seated
.
Text
below
notes
this
is
the
11th
season
of the
group's
performance
. The
photograph
was
taken
in the
studio
of
Allen
and
Rowell
, at
25
Winter
Street
in
Boston
in
1992
.
Note
the
false
background
pillars
to the
sides
of the
photograph
.
Historical note
This
photograph
shows
the
original
company
of the
Fisk
Jubilee
Singers
.
Excelling
in
popular
sacred
music
, they
toured
the
United
States
and
Europe
raising
awareness
and
money
to
support
Nashville's
Fisk
University
,
one
of the
earliest
Historically
Black
Colleges
.
Proceeds
from a
tour
of
Europe
in
1873-74
paid
for the
university's
first
permanent
building
. The
handsome
building
,
named
Jubilee
Hall
,
is
still
standing
today
.
Subject
Fisk
University
;
African
American
musicians
;
African
Americans
-
Music
;
Jubilee
Singers
;
Choirs
(Music)
;
Spirituals
(Song)
Subject (TGM)
Music ensembles
Choirs (Music)
Theme
Making Music
Story
Jubilee Singers
Geographic Location
United
States
--
Tennessee
--
Nashville
Time period
1880-1889
Language
eng
Rights
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reproduced
on this
website
are
intended
for
individual
,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
the
Tennessee
State
Library
&
Archives
.
Identifier
89-120
Credit line
Merl Eppse Collection, Tennessee State Library & Archives
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jp2
Contributing Institution
Tennessee State Library & Archives
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Reference URL
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,25
Archival file
shades3/shades_tsla_0019.tif
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